Jeremy Corbyn’s top ally says Labour is being ‘ripped apart’ as main backers Momentum withdraw support for senior figure who ranted about Jewish ‘Trump fanatics’

LABOUR is on the verge of civil war over anti-Semitism as deep splits emerge at the top of the party. Some of Jeremy Corbyn’s most loyal supporters are leaving him isolated over the ongoing row – with John McDonnell and his leftie Momentum army splitting in their approach to the row. Yesterday the crisis in the party reached new lows as shocking videos emerges of Mr Corbyn comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and praising the release of 1,000 Hamas “brothers” who killed 600 people. The party boss was under pressure to quit after he was forced to apologise for hosting a Parliament talk where speakers branded Israelis as Nazis – and had protesters who disagreed ejected. Jewish campaigners said it proved Corbyn had long-standing anti-Semitic views and should resign as Labour leader. Yesterday Mr Corbyn’s ally Mr McDonnell said the party had “got to resolve it” and the row had shaken the party to the very core. John McDonnell admits anti-Semitism row has ‘shaken Labour to its core’ It followed reports that he had confronted Mr Corbyn over it and demanded he get a grip on the crisis. A senior shadow cabinet source told The Times Mr McDonnell’s intervention was backed by many other shadow ministers. They said: “We are not comfortable at all with the way Jeremy has handled this and don’t know why we have got ourselves in this mess.” Mr McDonnell’s comments yesterday were supported by the Corbyn-backed group which helped propel the Labour boss to power back in 2016. Momentum tweeted… [Read full story]